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Game Notes: Rangers at Buffalo Sabres

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Staff Writer
/ New York Rangers

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Tonight's Game

The Rangers face-off against the Buffalo Sabres tonight at HSBC Arena (7:00 p.m.), in the first game of a back-to-back set. The Blueshirts currently rank third in the Atlantic Division standings with a record of 31-22-6, and fifth in the Eastern Conference with 68 points. The Rangers enter tonight's contest having defeated the Islanders, 3-1, Wednesday at Madison Square Garden, and have earned a point in three of their last five games (2-2-1). Following today's contest, the Rangers will return home to face-off against the Toronto Maple Leafs, tomorrow, February 22, at Madison Square Garden (8:08 p.m.), in what will be a special evening as the Rangers will honor two legendary Blueshirts, Andy Bathgate and Harry Howell, as their #9 and #3, respectively, will be retired to The Garden rafters in a pre-game ceremony (6:30 p.m.). The Sabres, 30-23-6, currently rank eighth in the Eastern Conference standings with 66 points, and have earned a point in five of their last eight games (4-3-1).